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"Using clay as the canvas that the design is \"drawn\" on I use a strip of newspaper to divide the curved plate into fourths. The newspaper is sturdy and flexible which allows it to be Straight to the Curve. \n\nThe technique used to \"draw\" the design is called \"sgraffito\" , where the top layer of clay is scratched away to reveal clay of a different color beneath. My pottery is inspired by Pennsylvania German folk art and I use a rolling pin to slab my plates, convex and concave molds to shape them and slip to decorate - for sgraffito or slip-trailing in the tradition of the Pennsylvania German potters from the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s. \n\nVisit https://www.wilzpottery.com/ to see all my work"
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